Posted on 01/20/2009 11:56:25 PM PST by Cindy
NEFA Foundation Report - "The Union of Good: A Global Muslim Brotherhood Hamas Fundraising Network" By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has released a new report by NEFA Senior Analyst Steve Merley titled, "The Union of Good: A Global Muslim Brotherhood Hamas Fundraising Network." The Union of Good is a coalition of Islamic charities that provides financial support to both the Hamas “social” infrastructure, as well as its terrorist activities. It is headed by global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, and most of the trustees and member organizations are associated with the global Muslim Brotherhood. The Union of Good was banned by Israel in 2002 and recently designated a terrorist entity by the United States, although neither Youssef Qaradawi nor any of the Trustees were similarly designated.
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Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp1267.htm
November 12, 2008
HP-1267
Treasury Designates the Union of Good
Washington, DC-The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated the Union of Good, an organization created by Hamas leadership to transfer funds to the terrorist organization.
“Terrorist groups such as Hamas continue to exploit charities to radicalize vulnerable communities and cultivate support for their violent activities,” said Stuart Levey, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. “The U.S. Government will continue to expose and undermine the activities of charities working on behalf of Hamas and other terrorist groups. At the same time, we are working with the charitable sector to expand the range of legitimate alternatives for providing charitable assistance to the Palestinian people.”
Union of Good was designated today under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists, terrorist organizations, and those providing financial, technological, or material support to terrorists, terrorist organizations, or acts of terrorism. Any assets the Union of Good holds under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any transactions with the Union of Good.
The leadership of Hamas created the Union of Good in late-2000, shortly after the start of the second Intifada, in order to facilitate the transfer of funds to Hamas. The Union of Good acts as a broker for Hamas by facilitating financial transfers between a web of charitable organizations—including several organizations previously designated under E.O. 13224 for providing support to Hamas—and Hamas-controlled organizations in the West Bank and Gaza. The primary purpose of this activity is to strengthen Hamas’ political and military position in the West Bank and Gaza, including by: (i) diverting charitable donations to support Hamas members and the families of terrorist operatives; and (ii) dispensing social welfare and other charitable services on behalf of Hamas.
Among the primary financiers of Union of Good projects are several organizations designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for providing support to Hamas and other terrorist groups, including the International Palestine Relief and Development Fund (Interpal), Al- Aqsa Foundation, Comite de Bienfaisance et de Secours aux Palestiniens (CBSP), the Association de Secours Palestiniens (ASP) of Switzerland, the Palestinian Association in Austria (PVOE), and the Sanabil Association for Relief and Development in Lebanon. The Union of Good facilitates the transfer of tens of millions of dollars a year to Hamas- managed associations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Funds raised by the Union of Good affiliates have been transferred to Hamas-managed organizations in the West Bank and Gaza. In addition to providing cover for Hamas financial transfers, some of the funds transferred by the Union of Good have compensated Hamas terrorists by providing payments to the families of suicide bombers. One of them, the Al-Salah Society, previously identified as a key support node for Hamas, was designated in August 2007 under E.O. 13224. The Society employed a number of members of the Hamas military wing and supported Hamas-affiliated combatants during the first Intifada.
The Union of Good’s executive leadership and board of directors includes Hamas leaders, Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), and other terrorist supporters. The secretary general of the Union of Good, for example, also acts as the vice-chairman of the United Kingdom-based Interpal, which was designated in 2003 for providing financial support to Hamas under the cover of charitable activity. As of mid-2007, this official served on the Hamas executive committee under Hamas leader Khaled Misha’al.
Board members of the Union of Good include a West Bank Hamas member, and Abd al pursuant to E.O. 13224 in 2004 for providing support to al-Qaida. In 2006, Zindani delivered a fundraising speech at a Hamas conference in Yemen where the crowd pledged millions of riyals for Hamas.
The United States is also actively working with the Arab-American community and other interested donors to provide alternate relief mechanisms to the Palestinian people as we take action against the HAMAS charitable infrastructure.
Identifying Information
UNION OF GOOD
AKAs:
Charity Coalition
Coalition of Good
I’tilaf Al-Khair
I’tilaf Al-Khayr
101 Days Campaign
Etelaf Al-Khair
Address:
P.O. Box 136301, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 21313
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WTF?
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I’m not sure what you’re talking about.
Did you have a question about the thread?
Am I correct in assuming this Qaradawi is Dr. Youssef al Qaradawi [aka Dr. Yusuf Abdullah al-Qaradawi] , the Hamas-loving guy associated with the Boston mosque / BostonCell?
Why yes, I believe it is- the Boston Roxbury Mosque guy.
…….. Despite his anti-Israeli rhetoric, a State Department official told The News that Alamoudi has gone on six State Department junkets since 1997, with honorariums ranging from $100 to $200 per day, plus hotels and travel. “He’s been traveling primarily to Muslim countries to address the topic of Islamic life in the U.S., including the rights of Muslims in America as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the status of the American Islamic community,” the State Department official said. “He’s had overwhelmingly positive evaluations from our missions abroad.” …
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I guess I should just apologize. I’m sorry. The crowning of the one made me drink. Obama’s fault darn it...:)
Same Sheikh Zindani?
19?? : (NM : AL AULAQI/AL AWLAKI IS BORN--See SHEIKH ZINDANI, 9/11 HIJACKERS, FUTURE FORT HOOD SHOOTER MAJOR HASAN) Born in New Mexico of Yemeni parents, al-Awlaki was the Muslim Chaplin in Residence at George Washington University. He was also reported to be an associate of two of the 9/11 highjackers and a protege of Sheik Zindani.--------“Terror Arrests in Yemen: From The American to Al-Sakhi to The Australians Who Go Free”— by Jane Novak at 8:10 am on Thursday, December 14, 2006 http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2006/12/14/terror-arrests-in-yemen-from-the-american-to-al-sakhi-to-the-australians-who-go-free/
1990 - 1994 : (YEMEN : AL ZINDANI SERVES ON RULING PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL ---- see UNION OF GOOD {see HAMAS, EGYPTIAN CLERIC DR YUSUF ABDALLAH QARADAWI }, FALLS CHURCH IMAM AL AULAQI / AL AWLAKI {see 9/11 HIJACKERS KHALED ALMIHDHAR & NAWAF AL HAZMI, 2009 FT HOOD SHOOTER MAJOR HASAN, 2009 CHRISTMAS BOMBER MUTALLAB}, USS COLE PLOT) He served on the five-member presidential council that ruled Yemen four years after the 1990 unification of the north and south. His militia helped President Ali Abdullah Saleh consolidate control over the country and to retain the one-man presidential system in exchange for making Islam the sole source of law in the country.
----------------Yemeni sheik denies link to bin Laden Bakersfield Californian ^ | 2/28/04 | AP Posted on 02/28/2004 1:00:01 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Ahh...”the Union of Good.”
Almost forgot about all this “goodness.”
Thanks for updating this thread, piasa.
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